Isaiah 48:5

therefore I have declared it to you from of old; 2 before it came to pass I sh'ma ·heard obeyed, declared· it to you; 2 lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them, and my engraved image, and my molten image, has enjoined them.’ 1

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In The King James Version

I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

In Context

4Because I knew that you are obstinate, 2 and your neck is an iron sinew, 2 and your brow bronze; 1

6You have sh'ma ·hear obey· it; 2 see all this. 2 And you, won’t you declare it? 1 “I have sh'ma ·hear obey, declared· you new things from this time, 2 even hidden things, which you have not known. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 42:9+ 42:9. MP: Messiah declares things before they happen. (John 13:19) Behold, the former things have happened, 2 and I declare new things. 2 I sh'ma ·hear obey, declare· to you about them before they come up.” 1

Isaiah 44:7Who is like me? 2 Who will call, 2 and will declare it, 2 and set it in order for me, 2 since I established the ancient people? 1 Let them declare the things that are coming, 2 and that will happen. 1

Isaiah 48:3I have declared the former things from of old; 2 yes, they went out of my mouth, and I sh'ma ·heard obeyed, declared· them. 2 I did them suddenly, and they happened. 1

Luke 1:70(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old), 2

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:2-9

God's Expostulation with His People. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord , and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name. 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed… Read the whole commentary →

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